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Marlow & Sons

81 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, 11211
nr. Berry St.
718-384-1441

6.4 "Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
60% Would you go back?
60% Would you take a date?
20% Would you take kids?
20% Would you go on business?
60% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 7.6
Service: 5.0
Décor: 8.2
Value: 6.8
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Very "Drunk" service staff

denguebug from 10033 | Posted on 4/20/09

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 1
Service: 1
Décor: 7
Value: 3

What can I say. I never even got to my entree. Staff forgot to place my order. I know, it happens sometimes. But considering that the appetizer/entree menu is only 4 items. It did bother me. I did have a potato omelet as an appetizer that I order. Staff approached me with a cheese plate to the table after 25+ minutes of waiting for the entree as an apology. After I finish the cheese plate, and waited another 25+ minutes. I figured that I was wasting my time and decided to cancel the order.

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8 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

Brick Chicken and Bakalar

franciskirigin from 11211 | Posted on 1/14/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 3
Décor: 8
Value: 8

A two-hour wait on a Monday night is not unusual. Don't miss: Brick-Chicken, the Bowl of Olives, Chocolate Tart, and the daily crostini. If you adored the food, pick up a copy of Diner Journal, which logs the local, seasonal recipes being used by Marlow and their sistering restaurant Diner (right next door). Ignore the service. Pay close attention to Caroline Fidanza, the brilliant mind behind the menu.

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7 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

Currently my favorite place on earth

big_appetite from 11201 | Posted on 8/4/07

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

Always excellent wine and cheese selection plus oysters available by the piece equals pure heaven. The chicken liver pate is always great. I the staff is polite and professional. Also a good place for coffee and snacks in the daytime during the weekend. Stickiest sticky buns ever. Chef Sean, bring back the Rabbit Burger. I NEED IT TO LIVE.

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205 out of 361 people found this review helpful.

Biking for Bivalves

Esbandito from 10009 | Posted on 7/31/07

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 9
Value: 8

Although locals might decry calling Marlow & Sons a "destination", my friends and I have, on multiple occasions now, biked over the Williamsburg bridge with the express purpose of getting our hands on the fresh, deliciously briny oysters, thoughtful cocktails, and inventive green-market-based specials at this wonderful spot. It sounds ostentatious to say that we've discovered a gem, but that's how we feel every time we've gone. The service is always phenomenal, the servers are as knowledgeable and technically proficient as they are prepossessing and unpretentious, resulting in a meal that feels as if one of your close friends decided to whip you up some ramp puree, a locally-grown and exquisitely dressed dandelion salad, and a perfectly executed old fashioned. With friends like those...you might never want to bike back.

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192 out of 333 people found this review helpful.

Enough already with the attitude

pnutthemovie from 11226 | Posted on 7/25/07

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 7
Service: 1
Décor: 7
Value: 5

Look, I've enjoyed countless meals at Diner the Siamese twin eatery next door since they've opened. The service has always been quirky but nevertheless informed. But, at M&Sons they have cultivated a kind of aloof, arrogant attitude that I can't say I've ever come across. From the moment you enter and are not acknowledged, you feel as if you are interrupting a private moment among the staff. I'm in the business for ten years, so is my girlfriend, we eat out a lot. We are accustomed to casual service, but these people act like they're doing you a favor. I've been here three times, each time progressively worse. There are too many other GOOD restaurants/wine bars to go to, to drink Rosenthal wines and eat Jasper Hill cheese where you don't have to suffer insultingly unattentive and cold service.

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141 out of 293 people found this review helpful.

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